Etymology

Bengaluru

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Today it means: A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. Full definition →

Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
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The story

  1. Kannada · borrowed fromಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
  2. English todayBengaluru

From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore.

Words from the same roots

Kannadaಬೆಂಗಳೂರು all →

Bangalore

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